HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1345_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO, 1345
N ORDINANCE OF THE CI'T'E" OF REDLA.NDS ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING RULE
AND REGULATIONS CONTROLLING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT,
ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCU-
PANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THERE-
FORETHERE-
FORE7 PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION TI-TEREOF7 AND RE-
PEALING
E-PE I G ALL ORDINANCES D PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RE LANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION ONE: This Ordinance shall be known as the "Building
Ordinance
SECTION O:: That certain document on file in the Office of
the City Clerk of the City of Redlands, which is marked and desig-
nated as VOLUME I UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1967 EDITION be and the
same is hereby adopted as the Building Cade of the City of Redlands.
Three (3) copies of this Cade have heretofore been filed in the
office of the City Clerk of the City of Redlands and the copies are
identified by certificates attached thereto, reading substantially
as follows:-
"I , Peggy A. Moseley, hereby certify that the three an-
nexed
n-ne ed copies of the Cade entitled, 'Uniform Building Cade,,
1967 Edition,, ' were filed in the Office of the City Clerk of
the Citic of Redlands on the lst day of September, 1967, and
are true, correct and: complete copies of said Gude which is
sought to be adopted by reference by Ordinance of the City
Council. of said City.
Peggy A. Moseley
City Clerk of the City of Redlands, "
be and the same is hereby established as rules and regulations and a
Code of said City and each and; every reference as the "Uniform
Building Code, 1967 Edition, " is made a part hereof as fully as
though set forth at length in this Ordinance, except as hereinafter
provided-.
SECTION THREE: The following parts, chapters, sections and para-
graphs of the Uniform Building Cade are hereby added to or amended to
read as follows ,
Section 104 (: ..) Conversion of Existing Garages and Carports,.
No permit shall, be issued and work, will not be initiated to convert
existing garages or carports to other uses until covered gaff-street
parking, as required by the Redlands Zoning Ordinance, shall have
been provided.
Section 204 . Board of Appeals , There shall be and is hereby
created and established a Board of Appeals consisting of not less
than five members who are qualified by experience and training to
pass upon matters pertaining to building construction.
(a) Membership and organization. The members shall be appoint-
ed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the City Council. Terms
of office will be for five (5) years with terms staggered so that one
member ' s term expires each year. Any member may be removed by the
Mayor with the approval of the City Council. The Board will elect a
Chairman whose term shall be for three years, and other officers they
may deem necessary, except the Secretary who shall be the Building
official as defined by this Building Code. The City Planning Direc-
tor and Fire Chief of the City of Redlands shall serve in an advisory
capacity when requested to do so. Board members will disqualify
themselves and will not sit on the Board in any case in which they
have an interest .
(b) Tasks of Board of Appeals . The Board of Appeals shall pro-
vide reasonable interpretations of the Building Code, determine the
suitability of alternate construction materials and kinds of con-
struction, and recommend to the City Council new legislation when con-
ditions so require it .
(c) Procedures. All requests for use of alternate materials
and kinds of construction and appeals from actions and directions
served on the Building official shall at once be transferred to the
Board of Appeals . After notice to such parties as the Board may di-
rect, a hearing shall be had and the Board may, by a majority vote,
approve or deny requests for alternate materials or construction, and
affirm, annul or modify the action and/or direction of the Building
Official. This will be done in writing to the Building Official with
a copy to the appellant and may recommend to the City Council such
action as is consistent therewith. If the appellant disagrees with
the findings of the Appeal Board, he may appeal the decisions to the
City Council.. Such appeal. shall be filed with the Building Official
within thirty (30) days of the date of decision by the Board of
Appeals .
Section 301 .
(a) Permits Required. No person, firm, or corporation shall
erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, convert,
demolish, sandblast, steam clean, or spray paint the exterior of any
building or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done,
without first obtaining a separate Building Permit for each building
or structure from the Building Official.
Section 304.
( f) Roofing Inspections . The following minimum inspections
shall be made by the Building Official.
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(1) New construction . inspections shall be made with the
construction superintendent or other owner represen-
tative present and at the following periods:
a. After the roof sheathing is in place and all
other work preliminary to application of the
roof covering has been completed.
b. Upon completion of the roof work, including the
installation of all flashings and counter-
flashing.
( 2) Reroofing Work. The Building Official will be noti-
fied at least one day in advance of the start of any
reroofing work. A telephone notification< will be
acceptable. The following inspections will be made
at the discretion of the Building Official:
a. Prior to initiation of the work.
b. In-progress inspection.
C. Final inspection after all work has been completed.
Section 306.
(c) Certificate issued. on new construction, after final
inspection or after change of ownership when it is found that the
building or structure complies with the provisions of this Code,
the Building official shall issue a Certificate of occupancy which
shall contain the following:
(1) The Building Permit number if applicable.
(2) The address of the building.
(3) The name and address of the owner.
(4) A description of that portion of the building for
which the certificate is issued.
(5) The occupancy group authorized for each portion
of the building identified on the certificate.
(6) The name and signature of the Building official
and date of signature.
Section 306 .
(f) Certificate of Occupancy, a Requirement for issuance of
Business License. No license to conduct a, business, occupation or
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profession in a particular building or structure in the City of
Redlands shall be issued by the City Treasurer of said City in ac-
cordance with Chapters 21 and 22 of the Redlands ordinance Code
until the Building Official has certified that a valid Certificate
of Occupancy exists as required by this Code.
Section 1501 .
Group J Occupancies Shall Be:
Division 1. Private garages, carports, sheds and
agricultural buildings.
Division 2. Solid fences or block walls more than
three feet:_
eet (3 ' ) high, retaining walls over twenty-
four inches (24") high, tanks and towers . For
occupancy separations see Table No. 5-B. For occu-
pant load see Section 3301.
Section 2416.
(h) Planter Boxes . Planter boxes shall have a two (2) inch
minimum clearance from the stucco, wood siding, wood sheathing or
wood studs, whichever is adjacent, with adequate flashing at the
top to cover such space.
Chapter 25 - Wood
Table No. 25 R, page 215 will be changed by adding a footnote
9. A small 9 shall be placed opposite panel index 24/0 in the panel
identification index column . The footnote shall read as follows:
"9. 24/0 Standard sheathing and C-C exterior plywood 3-2" in
thickness may be used as roof sheathing continuous over two
or more spans of 24 inches on center when applied with face
grain perpendicular to the supports and edges are supported
by clips approved by the Building Official. "
Section 2806 .
(a) General. Footings and foundations, unless otherwise specif-
ically provided, shall be constructed of solid masonry or concrete.
Foundation walls supporting wood shall extend at least six inches (6" )
above the finish grade adjacent to the wall at all points . Mortar
used in foundation walls and footings shall be as specified in Sec-
tion 2403 (t) . All concrete or masonry porches, landings, walks,
steps, etc. , abutting a structure shall be anchored to the adjacent
footing by number three (3) bars twenty-four inches ( 24" ) on center.
All masonry veneer or planter boxes shall have a footing poured in-
tegrally with the house footing or a separate footing adequate to
support the loads to be imposed.
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Section 3201 . Roof coverings for all. building shall be either
fire-retardant or ordinary as specified in this Chapter and as re-
quired by Occupancy in Part III, by location in Part IV or by Type of
Construction in Part V. For general requirements see Section 1704.
The roof covering shall be securely fastened in an approved manner
to the supporting roof construction. Whenever new roof coverings are
applied or installed upon the roof of an existing building, the roof
framing shall be strengthened or renailed, if the Building Official
finds it is necessary, to provide proper support for the roof or to
permit the new roofing to be securely fastened. The roof covering
shall provide weather protection for the building at the roof.
Section 3203 .
(d) (2) . Composition shingles, shall be changed by adding the
following sentences: "Single continuous strips of
roofing on hips and ridges shall not be used on com-
position shingle roofs . When applying hip and ridge
shingles, individual shingles shall be laid to pro-
vide coverage equal to the field. "
Section 3203 .
(g) Coping and Roof Flashings, The flashing illustrations
attached to this ordinance provide typical acceptable sizes and
shapes . IAI File No. 12-L published by the Sheet Metal and Air Con-
ditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) may also be
used as a guide where not in conflict with this code. The following
requirements shall be met when applying or repairing any coping or
roof flashing upon any building or structure:
(1) Sheet metal used for copings or flashings shall be
not less than twenty-six (26) gauge. Aluminum
(Dural-Alclad) may be used but shall not be soldered.
(2) Lead used in roof or shall not be less than 2-1/2
pound sheet lead.
(3) Copper used in connection with roof work shall be
not less than sixteen (1 6) ounce sheet copper.
(4) All nails, clips, hangers or other fasteners used
in connection with roof work or to attach skylights,
gutters, roof jacks and similar metal appurtenances
shall be of galvanized materials or shall be of
copper7 provided, however, that copper shall not be
used in conjunction with galvanized material.
(5) Metal copings shall be full width and turned down
not less than two (2) inches on both sides . The
splices or metal copings for parapet walls shall be
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standing seam or in conformance with the alternatives
shown on Plate 68 of SM"CNA Architectural Manual 12-L.
All splices other than standing seam shall be sealed.
Metal copings on composition roofs shall not be in-
stalled until roofing has been placed.
(6) Tile coping8 used in lieu of metal copings and running
lengthwise on parapet walls shall overhang not less
than one inch below the plate on both sides. All
coping the units shall be nailed or wired, shall be
laid with not less than, a four inch (4") end lap,
and shall have the ends pointed or cemented between
laps . Tile laid across parapet walls shall be laid
at sufficient pitch to provide free drainage and
shall be laid so as to cover the entire top surface
of the wall and have not less than three inches (3" )
overhang on both sides . The the shall be securely
attached.
(7) All valleys under slate, burned clay, tile, rigid
asbestos shingle and burned clay shingle the units
shall be covered with not less than one layer of
fifteen (15) pound organic or inorganic fiber felt
not less than thirty-six inches (36" ) in width,
applied in a water tight manner before metal valleys
are installed.
(8) Pan wall valley flashing under the shall have a
turnup of not less than one inch (1" ) on the outside
edge, shall be three and one-half inches (3-1/2") in
width, with a three-fourths inch (3/4") plaster
ground and a two and one-fourth inch (2-1/4") turnup
under the plaster, siding or other wall covering.
(9) Parapet walls, side walls and all other vertical
surfaces on all new buildings against which roofing
is to be flashed or turned up shall be metal flashed
with metal extending under the stucco, siding or
other wall covering not less than two and one-quarter
(2-1/4) inches with a three-fourths, inch (3/4" )
plaster or siding ground and down over the roofing
as a counter flashing not less than three inches (3") .
Skylights and all other curbings shall have not less
than two inches (2") turn down on the outside.
(10) All galvanized roof jacks shall have a deck flange
extending onto the roof a minimum of four inches
(4") , except on wood shingle or shake roofs the
deck flange shall extend onto the roof a minimum six
inches (6") on the upper three sides .
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(11) All. vents or ducts projecting through tile, slate
or cement the roofs shall have a deck-flanged
slee-ve independent of the 'jacks and all jacks shall
have a lead flange extending onto the roof a minimum
of eight inches (8") each way from the pipe.
(12) Plumbers pipes projecting through clay tile, cement
tile, burned clay or slate unit roofs shall have lead
jacks with a flange extending onto the roof a minimum
of eight inches (8") each way from the pipe. The
lead jack will be a minimum of one inch taller in
height than the pipe flashed.
(13) Buildings having solid masonry or hollow tile para-
pets or division walls shall have a metal or wood
reglet installed between six inches (6") and eight
inches (8") above the roof line to provide for a
required metal counterflashing . After the metal
counterflashing is installed, the reglet shall be
pointed up with roofing cement . The reglet may be
omitted when a proprietary flashing material approved
by the Research Committee of the International Con-
ference of Building Officials is used.
(14) Saddles or crickets shall be installed behind and
around all skylights, chimneys, false chimneys, light
wells, penthouses and all other obstructions so that
the roof will adequately drain. The saddles will be
wide enough to provide drainage at a slope at least
equalto the roof slope.
(15) On wood shingle and shake roofs, metal saddles shall
turn up not less than six inches (6" ) on the back
side of masonry and tinder the counter flashing, and
there shall be soldered a three inch (3") return
down each side on each end of a saddle valley and at
all other corner returns where flashing is required.
Section 3203 .
(h) Re-roofing . Re-roofing as used in this Section, shall
mean the replacement or recovering or existing roofing over the
whole or a porti.on of the area of an existing roof.
'l)
Whenever any portion of an existing roof covering is
replaced, the new roofing shall comply with all re-
quirements for roofing upon a new building of the
same occupancy group, type of construction and fire
zone location provided however, that when the exist-
ing roofing does riot conform to the recruirements for
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roofing upon new buildings, not to exceed twenty-
five per cent (25%) of the area thereof may be re-
roofed with the spm e material as the existing roofing
in any twelve month period whenever in the opinion of
the Building Official no additional fire hazard will
be created.
(2) Ne,w roofing shcallriot be applied over an existing
roof covering except as follows:
(a) Group I and i buildings located outside of Fire
Zones No. 1 and 2 may be re-roofed with a ninety
(90) pound composition roll roofing nailed on
with galvanized nails on roofs with a roof pitch
not less than three (3) in twelve (12) rise. A
built-up roof shall. be applied on roofs with a
pitch less than three (3) in twelve (12) .
(b) Existing roof coverings other than those men-
tioned in paragraph (a) above, and on Groups A,
B, C, D, E, P, G, and H outside of Fire Zone
No. 1 and 2, may be covered over with new roof-
ing approved by the Building Official whenever
in his opinion fire resistive standards will not
be materially lessened thereby and a substantial
watertight roof can be obtained.
(c) if a gravel roof is to be overlaid all gravel
shall be removed to provide a smooth surface for
application, A new roof covering shall then be
applied which, except as otherwise provided in
this Section, shall be in accordance with the
minimum re(pArements of the Code for roof
coverings upon new buildings .
(d) 'Whenever new roof coverings are installed over an
existing roofing, the new covering shall be care-
fully fit into all flashed areas and angles . Zn
those instances where existing flashings or roof-
ing in the angles are broken repairs will be
made.
(e) Metal roofs may be roofed over with not less
than two plys totaling 80 Ibs . , solidly mopped
between and top mopped with hot asphalt. The
supporting roof mustbe substantial enough to
support the additional load.
(3) Coping and flashings shall be repaired or reinstalled
to a standard equal to the requirements of new work.
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Section 3305.
(i) Shall be changed by adding the following sentence: "All
Handrails shall terminate not less than the vertical to the nosing
of the tread on the top and bottom steps . "
Section 3704.
(a) General. Fireplaces, barbecues, smoke chambers, and fire-
place chimneys shall be of solid masonry or reinforced concrete and
shall conform to the minimum recpairements specified in this Section.
All fireplace openings shall be located entirely in one room. Fac-
tory-built metal room heating stoves may be used in accordance with
their approvals and if approved by the Building Official.
SECTION FOUR: Each provision of this Ordinance shall be sep-
arate and severable and in the event any specific provision is
declared void or invalid, no other section, otherwise legal and
valid, shall be affected thereby.
SECTION FIVE: Ordinance No. 1308 and all other ordinances or
parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION SIX: This Ordinance shall be in force and effect as
provided by law.
SECTION SEVEN: The City Clerk shall. certify to the passage of
this Ordinance and shall cause the> same to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and
published in the City of Redlands.
ATTEST:
_yaldo F. Burrou lis'
Mayor of the City of Redlands
APPROVED FOR FORM:
s/ Edward F. _Tayl2r
City Attorney
1, Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting thereof on the 7th day of November, 1967
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilman Martinez, Hartzell., Cummings, DePlixjyn, Mayor
Burroughs
NOES : one
ABSENT: None
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CITY of REDLAMDS "' ,,
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